Difference between revisions of "Romans Study"
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− | [[1:1-4 What does it mean that Jesus was declared to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead?]]<br> | + | '''[[1:1-4 What does it mean that Jesus was declared to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead?]]'''<br> |
[[1:1-4 What does it mean that Jesus was declared to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead?|1:4 What does the Spirit of holiness refer to here?]]<br> | [[1:1-4 What does it mean that Jesus was declared to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead?|1:4 What does the Spirit of holiness refer to here?]]<br> | ||
[[1:1-4 What does it mean that Jesus was declared to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead?|1:7 (A) How are saints defined?]]<br> | [[1:1-4 What does it mean that Jesus was declared to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead?|1:7 (A) How are saints defined?]]<br> | ||
− | [[ (B) Who founded the church in Rome?]]<br> | + | '''[[(B) Who founded the church in Rome?]]'''<br> |
[[1:1-4 What does it mean that Jesus was declared to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead?|1:13 What was the fruit Paul referred to here?]]<br> | [[1:1-4 What does it mean that Jesus was declared to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead?|1:13 What was the fruit Paul referred to here?]]<br> | ||
[[1:1-4 What does it mean that Jesus was declared to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead?|1:16-17 What do we learn from what Paul says here?]]<br> | [[1:1-4 What does it mean that Jesus was declared to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead?|1:16-17 What do we learn from what Paul says here?]]<br> | ||
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[[1:1-4 What does it mean that Jesus was declared to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead?|1:29-31 How are these sins defined?]]<br> | [[1:1-4 What does it mean that Jesus was declared to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead?|1:29-31 How are these sins defined?]]<br> | ||
− | [[2:1-4 How are we to understand this passage of scripture?]]<br> | + | '''[[2:1-4 How are we to understand this passage of scripture?]]'''<br> |
[[2:1-4 How are we to understand this passage of scripture?|2:5 What is the "Day of Wrath" Paul refers to here?]]<br> | [[2:1-4 How are we to understand this passage of scripture?|2:5 What is the "Day of Wrath" Paul refers to here?]]<br> | ||
[[2:1-4 How are we to understand this passage of scripture?|2:6 Does this not teach that salvation is not by faith only but by works also?]]<br> | [[2:1-4 How are we to understand this passage of scripture?|2:6 Does this not teach that salvation is not by faith only but by works also?]]<br> | ||
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[[2:1-4 How are we to understand this passage of scripture?|2:17-24 How are we to understand what Paul is saying here?]]<br> | [[2:1-4 How are we to understand this passage of scripture?|2:17-24 How are we to understand what Paul is saying here?]]<br> | ||
− | [[3:3-4 What does Paul mean by what he says here?]]<br> | + | '''[[3:3-4 What does Paul mean by what he says here?]]'''<br> |
[[3:3-4 What does Paul mean by what he says here?|3:5 What does Paul mean here by saying, "I speak as a man?]]<br>" | [[3:3-4 What does Paul mean by what he says here?|3:5 What does Paul mean here by saying, "I speak as a man?]]<br>" | ||
[[3:3-4 What does Paul mean by what he says here?|3:9 What does it mean that "all are under sin?]]<br> | [[3:3-4 What does Paul mean by what he says here?|3:9 What does it mean that "all are under sin?]]<br> | ||
[[3:3-4 What does Paul mean by what he says here?|3:19-23 What do we learn from what Paul says here?]]<br> | [[3:3-4 What does Paul mean by what he says here?|3:19-23 What do we learn from what Paul says here?]]<br> | ||
[[3:3-4 What does Paul mean by what he says here?|3:24-26 (A) What great foundational truth of the Christian faith is Paul expounding here?]]<br> | [[3:3-4 What does Paul mean by what he says here?|3:24-26 (A) What great foundational truth of the Christian faith is Paul expounding here?]]<br> | ||
− | [[ (B) Whose sins are referred to in V25 as the sins that are past?]]<br> | + | '''[[(B) Whose sins are referred to in V25 as the sins that are past?]]'''<br> |
[[3:3-4 What does Paul mean by what he says here?|3:27 Whose boasting is Paul referring to here?]]<br> | [[3:3-4 What does Paul mean by what he says here?|3:27 Whose boasting is Paul referring to here?]]<br> | ||
− | [[4:1-5 Was Abraham who lived hundreds of years before the law also saved by Jesus' death?]]<br> | + | '''[[4:1-5 Was Abraham who lived hundreds of years before the law also saved by Jesus' death?]]'''<br> |
[[4:1-5 Was Abraham who lived hundreds of years before the law also saved by Jesus' death?| | [[4:1-5 Was Abraham who lived hundreds of years before the law also saved by Jesus' death?| | ||
4:3 What was it that was counted unto Abraham for righteousness?]]<br> | 4:3 What was it that was counted unto Abraham for righteousness?]]<br> | ||
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4:23-25 What do we learn from what Paul says here?]]<br> | 4:23-25 What do we learn from what Paul says here?]]<br> | ||
− | [[5:1 What is meant by "we have peace with God"?]]<br> | + | '''[[5:1 What is meant by "we have peace with God"?]]'''<br> |
[[5:1 What is meant by "we have peace with God"?| | [[5:1 What is meant by "we have peace with God"?| | ||
5:3-5 What do we learn from what Paul says here?]]<br> | 5:3-5 What do we learn from what Paul says here?]]<br> | ||
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5:15 What exactly does Paul mean by what he says here?]]<br> | 5:15 What exactly does Paul mean by what he says here?]]<br> | ||
− | [[6:1 What is the point of Paul's question here?]]<br> | + | '''[[6:1 What is the point of Paul's question here?]]'''<br> |
[[6:1 What is the point of Paul's question here?|6:3-5 What baptism is Paul referring to here?]]<br> | [[6:1 What is the point of Paul's question here?|6:3-5 What baptism is Paul referring to here?]]<br> | ||
[[6:1 What is the point of Paul's question here?|6:6-11 What does Paul mean by what he says here?]]<br> | [[6:1 What is the point of Paul's question here?|6:6-11 What does Paul mean by what he says here?]]<br> | ||
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[[6:1 What is the point of Paul's question here?|6:21-23 What does this passage summarise?]]<br> | [[6:1 What is the point of Paul's question here?|6:21-23 What does this passage summarise?]]<br> | ||
− | [[7:4 Is this a proof text that the church is the bride of Christ as some claim?]]<br> | + | '''[[7:4 Is this a proof text that the church is the bride of Christ as some claim?]]'''<br> |
[[7:4 Is this a proof text that the church is the bride of Christ as some claim?|7:7-23 Does what Paul describes here portray the normal Christian life as so many in the church believe?]]<br> | [[7:4 Is this a proof text that the church is the bride of Christ as some claim?|7:7-23 Does what Paul describes here portray the normal Christian life as so many in the church believe?]]<br> | ||
− | [[8:1-2 What exactly does Paul mean by what he says here?]]<br> | + | '''[[8:1-2 What exactly does Paul mean by what he says here?]]'''<br> |
[[8:1-2 What exactly does Paul mean by what he says here?|8:3-4 Does V3 teach that Jesus had a human sinful nature?]]<br> | [[8:1-2 What exactly does Paul mean by what he says here?|8:3-4 Does V3 teach that Jesus had a human sinful nature?]]<br> | ||
[[8:1-2 What exactly does Paul mean by what he says here?|8:11 What does the phrase "quicken your mortal bodies" (KJV) mean here?]]<br> | [[8:1-2 What exactly does Paul mean by what he says here?|8:11 What does the phrase "quicken your mortal bodies" (KJV) mean here?]]<br> | ||
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[[8:1-2 What exactly does Paul mean by what he says here?|8:35 Whose love is Paul referring to here - our love for Christ or His love for us?]]<br> | [[8:1-2 What exactly does Paul mean by what he says here?|8:35 Whose love is Paul referring to here - our love for Christ or His love for us?]]<br> | ||
− | [[9:1-3 What do we learn from this passage of scripture?]]<br> | + | '''[[9:1-3 What do we learn from this passage of scripture?]]'''<br> |
[[9:1-3 What do we learn from this passage of scripture?|9:5 What profound biblical truth is Paul affirming here?]]<br> | [[9:1-3 What do we learn from this passage of scripture?|9:5 What profound biblical truth is Paul affirming here?]]<br> | ||
[[9:1-3 What do we learn from this passage of scripture?|9:7 How is the phrase, "But in Isaac shall thy seed be called", to be understood?]]<br> | [[9:1-3 What do we learn from this passage of scripture?|9:7 How is the phrase, "But in Isaac shall thy seed be called", to be understood?]]<br> | ||
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[[10:4 What does it mean that Christ is the end of the law?|10:18-21 Had the gospel already gone out into all the earth at the time Paul wrote this?]]<br> | [[10:4 What does it mean that Christ is the end of the law?|10:18-21 Had the gospel already gone out into all the earth at the time Paul wrote this?]]<br> | ||
− | [[11:1-10 Will God restore Israel as a nation or will a remnant only be incorporated into the New Testament church?]]<br> | + | '''[[11:1-10 Will God restore Israel as a nation or will a remnant only be incorporated into the New Testament church?]]'''<br> |
[[11:1-10 Will God restore Israel as a nation or will a remnant only be incorporated into the New Testament church?|11:2 What does the word "foreknew" mean here?]]<br> | [[11:1-10 Will God restore Israel as a nation or will a remnant only be incorporated into the New Testament church?|11:2 What does the word "foreknew" mean here?]]<br> | ||
[[11:1-10 Will God restore Israel as a nation or will a remnant only be incorporated into the New Testament church?|11:4 Is the figure seven thousand here literal or symbolic?]]<br> | [[11:1-10 Will God restore Israel as a nation or will a remnant only be incorporated into the New Testament church?|11:4 Is the figure seven thousand here literal or symbolic?]]<br> | ||
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[[11:1-10 Will God restore Israel as a nation or will a remnant only be incorporated into the New Testament church?|11:33-36 What do we learn from what Paul says here?]]<br> | [[11:1-10 Will God restore Israel as a nation or will a remnant only be incorporated into the New Testament church?|11:33-36 What do we learn from what Paul says here?]]<br> | ||
− | [[12:1 What does Paul mean that we are to present our bodies a living sacrifice unto God?]]<br> | + | '''[[12:1 What does Paul mean that we are to present our bodies a living sacrifice unto God?]]'''<br> |
[[12:1 What does Paul mean that we are to present our bodies a living sacrifice unto God?| | [[12:1 What does Paul mean that we are to present our bodies a living sacrifice unto God?| | ||
12:2 What is God's will?]]<br> | 12:2 What is God's will?]]<br> | ||
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12:20 What does "for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head", mean?]]<br> | 12:20 What does "for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head", mean?]]<br> | ||
− | [[13:1-2 Is this teaching that Christians have to obey every law of the state without question?]]<br> | + | '''[[13:1-2 Is this teaching that Christians have to obey every law of the state without question?]]'''<br> |
[[13:1-2 Is this teaching that Christians have to obey every law of the state without question?|13:8 Does this prohibit Christians buying anything on credit or borrowing money?]]<br> | [[13:1-2 Is this teaching that Christians have to obey every law of the state without question?|13:8 Does this prohibit Christians buying anything on credit or borrowing money?]]<br> | ||
[[13:1-2 Is this teaching that Christians have to obey every law of the state without question?|13:11-14 How are we to understand what Paul says here?]]<br> | [[13:1-2 Is this teaching that Christians have to obey every law of the state without question?|13:11-14 How are we to understand what Paul says here?]]<br> | ||
− | [[14:1-9 What do we learn from what Paul says here?]]<br> | + | '''[[14:1-9 What do we learn from what Paul says here?]]'''<br> |
[[14:1-9 What do we learn from what Paul says here?|14:10-12 What is the Judgement Seat of Christ?]]<br> | [[14:1-9 What do we learn from what Paul says here?|14:10-12 What is the Judgement Seat of Christ?]]<br> | ||
[[14:1-9 What do we learn from what Paul says here?|14:22-23 What is the actual meaning of what Paul says here?]]<br> | [[14:1-9 What do we learn from what Paul says here?|14:22-23 What is the actual meaning of what Paul says here?]]<br> | ||
− | [[15:1-3 What are the "infirmities of the weak" referred to here?]]<br> | + | '''[[15:1-3 What are the "infirmities of the weak" referred to here?]]'''<br> |
[[15:1-3 What are the "infirmities of the weak" referred to here?| | [[15:1-3 What are the "infirmities of the weak" referred to here?| | ||
15:4 What are the things that were written before for our learning?]]<br> | 15:4 What are the things that were written before for our learning?]]<br> | ||
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15:30-32 What happened to Paul in Jerusalem?]]<br> | 15:30-32 What happened to Paul in Jerusalem?]]<br> | ||
− | [[16:1-2 Is this teaching that Phebe was a "deacon(ess)" in the church at Cenchrea, as a great many Christians believe?]]<br> | + | '''[[16:1-2 Is this teaching that Phebe was a "deacon(ess)" in the church at Cenchrea, as a great many Christians believe?]]'''<br> |
[[16:1-2 Is this teaching that Phebe was a "deacon(ess)" in the church at Cenchrea, as a great many Christians believe?|16:25-26 What was the mystery kept secret since the world began but is now made manifest?]]<br> | [[16:1-2 Is this teaching that Phebe was a "deacon(ess)" in the church at Cenchrea, as a great many Christians believe?|16:25-26 What was the mystery kept secret since the world began but is now made manifest?]]<br> |
Revision as of 21:37, 29 June 2011
1:1-4 What does it mean that Jesus was declared to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead?
1:4 What does the Spirit of holiness refer to here?
1:7 (A) How are saints defined?
(B) Who founded the church in Rome?
1:13 What was the fruit Paul referred to here?
1:16-17 What do we learn from what Paul says here?
1:18 How is the wrath of God revealed from heaven here?
1:19-21 Is this teaching that all human beings have a basic knowledge of God?
1:24-28 Are Paul's pronouncements here on homosexuality still morally valid?
1:29-31 How are these sins defined?
2:1-4 How are we to understand this passage of scripture?
2:5 What is the "Day of Wrath" Paul refers to here?
2:6 Does this not teach that salvation is not by faith only but by works also?
2:11-13 What do we learn from what Paul says here?
2:14-16 See comments on
2:17-24 How are we to understand what Paul is saying here?
3:3-4 What does Paul mean by what he says here?
3:5 What does Paul mean here by saying, "I speak as a man?
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3:9 What does it mean that "all are under sin?
3:19-23 What do we learn from what Paul says here?
3:24-26 (A) What great foundational truth of the Christian faith is Paul expounding here?
(B) Whose sins are referred to in V25 as the sins that are past?
3:27 Whose boasting is Paul referring to here?
4:1-5 Was Abraham who lived hundreds of years before the law also saved by Jesus' death?
4:3 What was it that was counted unto Abraham for righteousness?
4:9-10 If justification is by faith alone why did God command Abraham to be circumcised?
4:13 What does it mean that Abraham should be the heir of the world?
4:18-22 Did Abraham's faith ever waver?
4:23-25 What do we learn from what Paul says here?
5:1 What is meant by "we have peace with God"?
5:3-5 What do we learn from what Paul says here?
5:9-10 What wrath did Christ save us from?
5:12-14 How was sin and death transmitted to the human race by Adam?
5:15 What exactly does Paul mean by what he says here?
6:1 What is the point of Paul's question here?
6:3-5 What baptism is Paul referring to here?
6:6-11 What does Paul mean by what he says here?
6:12-14 What do we learn from what Paul says here?
6:15 What is the purpose of this question. Is it not simply a repeat of V1?
6:16 What profound teaching is underlined by what Paul says here?
6:17-20 What do we learn from what Paul says here?
6:21-23 What does this passage summarise?
7:4 Is this a proof text that the church is the bride of Christ as some claim?
7:7-23 Does what Paul describes here portray the normal Christian life as so many in the church believe?
8:1-2 What exactly does Paul mean by what he says here?
8:3-4 Does V3 teach that Jesus had a human sinful nature?
8:11 What does the phrase "quicken your mortal bodies" (KJV) mean here?
8:12-16 How are we to understand what Paul says here?
8:17 What is the suffering with Christ that Paul refers to here?
8:19-21 What is Paul teaching here?
8:23 See comments on
8:26-27 What do we learn from what Paul says here?
8:28-30 What exactly does this passage teach?
8:33 Who is the "elect" referred to here and how many "elects" of God are there in scripture?
8:35 Whose love is Paul referring to here - our love for Christ or His love for us?
9:1-3 What do we learn from this passage of scripture?
9:5 What profound biblical truth is Paul affirming here?
9:7 How is the phrase, "But in Isaac shall thy seed be called", to be understood?
9:10-13 Does this not prove that God arbitrarily chooses whom He will save and whom He will not?
9:14-18 What exactly is the meaning of all that Paul says here?
9:19-21 What do we learn from what Paul says here?
9:22-24 Who do the vessels of wrath and the vessels of mercy refer to here?
9:25-29 What is the meaning of what Paul says here?
9:30-33 What do we learn from Paul's summing up here of Israel's rejection by God?
10:1-3 See comments on
10:4 What does it mean that Christ is the end of the law?
10:6-11 How are we to understand what Paul is saying here?
10:9 Why is the resurrection of Christ so important to Christians?
10:12-13 What do we learn from what Paul says here?
10:14-17 Does this mean that everyone has to hear the gospel to be saved?
10:18-21 Had the gospel already gone out into all the earth at the time Paul wrote this?
11:1-10 Will God restore Israel as a nation or will a remnant only be incorporated into the New Testament church?
11:2 What does the word "foreknew" mean here?
11:4 Is the figure seven thousand here literal or symbolic?
11:7-10 How are we to understand what Paul says here?
11:13 Are Apostles still in the church today?
11:16 Who does "the first fruit" refer to here?
11:17-24 How are we to understand what Paul says here?
11:29 Does this mean that the gifts and calling of God are without repentance for all Christians?
11:32 What does it mean that God has concluded them all in unbelief that He might have mercy upon all?
11:33-36 What do we learn from what Paul says here?
12:1 What does Paul mean that we are to present our bodies a living sacrifice unto God?
12:2 What is God's will?
12:3 What exactly is Paul telling us here?
12:5 What does Paul mean that "We being many are one body in Christ"?
12:9-10 See comments on
12:16 See comments on
12:18 How is this statement to be understood?
12:20 What does "for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head", mean?
13:1-2 Is this teaching that Christians have to obey every law of the state without question?
13:8 Does this prohibit Christians buying anything on credit or borrowing money?
13:11-14 How are we to understand what Paul says here?
14:1-9 What do we learn from what Paul says here?
14:10-12 What is the Judgement Seat of Christ?
14:22-23 What is the actual meaning of what Paul says here?
15:1-3 What are the "infirmities of the weak" referred to here?
15:4 What are the things that were written before for our learning?
15:5 Does this mean that Christians must be in complete agreement on all points of doctrine?
15:15 (A) Where was Paul when he wrote this epistle?
(B) Why is the epistle to the Romans so important for Christians to understand?
15:30-32 What happened to Paul in Jerusalem?
16:1-2 Is this teaching that Phebe was a "deacon(ess)" in the church at Cenchrea, as a great many Christians believe?
16:25-26 What was the mystery kept secret since the world began but is now made manifest?